Coastal Baleswar district is experiencing moderate to heavy rains since Friday night across all blocks under the impact of the cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’.
The district administration has been monitoring the situation closely and about 320 people, including 125 of Baliapal, 27 Bhograi and 18 of Bahanaga from low lying patches close to sea coast, have been evacuated to safer places.
The evacuees were lodged in multipurpose cyclone centres, informed District Emergency Officer Abhay Kumar Nayak.
The schools and Anganwadi Centres have been closed while this Saturday being a second Saturday, all Government offices and establishments too remained closed. The courts which generally hold their Lok Adalats on second Saturday deferred it to next Sunday (December 17) .
The unseasonal rains have forced the denizens to remain in closed rooms. The loss and damage due to the incessant rains were yet to be ascertained.
The officials of the missile testing centres of ITR were closely monitoring the situation.
ITR Drector Dr BK Das informed that all the movements of Bulbul is tracked by weather radars. "
The Dhamara island is secure and coastal surveillance is activated,” said Das, adding that there was no issue of concern yet.